2016 Candidate Filing Period Opens

Posted on:Wed, 03/16/2016 - 10:15By:cwhitmire

Candidate Tracking System available at scVOTES.org

COLUMBIA, SC (March 16, 2016) - The 2016 March Filing Period opens at noon today throughout the state. Any candidate seeking a political party's nomination for an office on the November 8, 2016, General Election ballot must file during the March Filing Period. The filing period opens at noon today and closes at noon on March 30. Filing deadlines for nonpartisan candidates are later this year.

See Who Has Filed

Beginning at noon today, check the Candidate Tracking System at scVOTES.org and select "2016 General Election." Candidate names and copies of forms are posted online immediately as candidates file.